Blood donors can win Super Bowl tickets

Blood donors will get the chance to win tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII through a new initiative co-sponsored by the Community Blood Council of New Jersey.

The blood council is taking part in an initiative, the Super Community Blood Drive, launched by the 2014 New York/New Jersey Super Bowl Host Committee, in partnership with the New Jersey Workplace Blood Donor Coalition.

The drive is aimed at motivating people to donate blood for patients who need transfusions for traumatic injuries, illnesses and surgeries. The campaign will run through Jan. 17.

The unique collaboration between the two states to increase the blood supply is expected to include thousands of drives in the run-up to Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, Bergen County.

The launch comes at an important time of the year because donations tend to decrease during the summer months, said Anthony DeLuccio, a spokesman for the Community Blood Council, based in Ewing, Mercer County.

Donors with all blood types are needed. One pint of blood from a single donor can save up to three lives.

Every person who donates blood as part of the campaign will receive a red Super Community Blood Drive wristband and the opportunity to win tickets to the Super Bowl.

For more information on how to help or to schedule an appointment, call the Community Blood Council at 609-883-9750, ext. 145, or visit www.GiveBloodNJ.org. Walk-ins are welcomed.

To learn more about the New Jersey Workplace Blood Donor Coalition, visit www.njsave3lives.com.

Peg Quann: 609-871-8057;

email: pquann@phillyBurbs.com; Twitter: @pegquann

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